NEUVILLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Neuvilly

Nord

France

General Directions: Neuvilly is a small village 6 kilometres north-north-west of Le Cateau on the road to Valenciennes (D955). The Communal Cemetery and extension are on the north side of the village outskirts and on the north side of the main road (D955).

Neuvilly was captured by the 17th Division temporarily on 10 October 1918, and taken finally on 17 October. Burials in two of the three cemeteries made after the fighting were later removed to other burial grounds; buried in the third, the extension to the communal cemetery, are casualties from the period 10th October to 2nd November 1918, most of them belonging to the 17th Division, and many to the 12th Manchesters.

Victoria Cross: Private Frank Lester, VC, 10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, killed in action 12/10/1918, row B. 15.

Casualty Details: UK 101, Total Burials: 101

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